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Telescope by Galileo (replica)

Telescope by Galileo (replica)

1610; 1923

Orrery by Thomas Wright

Orrery by Thomas Wright

1735-1745

Freud electronic laughing ball

Freud electronic laughing ball

1990-96

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

Pair-cased pocket watch in pinchbeck and leather outer casing with verge escapement

1705-1737

Great spinning wheel

Great spinning wheel

c.1750

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

Pocket microscope by Jeremiah Sisson

1752

Turret clock movement by William Smith

Turret clock movement by William Smith

1750

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

Gold amulet in the form of a cobra

2000-100 BCE

Neolithic flint scraper

Neolithic flint scraper

4000-2001 BCE

Demainbray's compound microscope

Demainbray's compound microscope

1745

Oil painting portrait of George Graham, 1740-1749

Oil painting portrait of George Graham, 1740-1749

1740-1749

Eight-day longcase clock by George Graham

Eight-day longcase clock by George Graham

1750

Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley

Hindley's pyrometer and three expansion tubes made by Henry Hindley

1752

Model diving bell with 12 sinking weights

Model diving bell with 12 sinking weights

before 1753

Quarter-repeating watch by George Graham

Quarter-repeating watch by George Graham

1745

Demainbray's convex mirror

Demainbray's convex mirror

1752

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

Tumbler, horn, with silver strip around rim, 1742

1742

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Andrew Dunlop

Table clock with pull quarter repeat by Andrew Dunlop

1740

Demainbray's convex lens

Demainbray's convex lens

1750

Demainbray's rat's tail crane model

Demainbray's rat's tail crane model

1735-1753

Demainbray's optical model

Demainbray's optical model

1752

Watch in a porcelain case by J Grantham

Watch in a porcelain case by J Grantham

1750

Demainbray's optical model

Demainbray's optical model

1752

Model of Vauloue's piledriver

Model of Vauloue's piledriver

1737-1752

Demainbray's Archimedean screw

Demainbray's Archimedean screw

1752

Demainbray's four wheeled wagon model

Demainbray's four wheeled wagon model

1751

Demainbray's hydrostatic paradox vessels

Demainbray's hydrostatic paradox vessels

1735-1752

Model to demonstrate the path of a projectile

Model to demonstrate the path of a projectile

1740-1753

Demainbray's optical model

Demainbray's optical model

1752

Demainbray's optical model

Demainbray's optical model

1752

Triple-cased quarter-repeater watch by Paul du Pin

Triple-cased quarter-repeater watch by Paul du Pin

1739

Glass cylinder, containing a tap and slipwire

Glass cylinder, containing a tap and slipwire

circa 1750

Grave marker, grave '221'

Grave marker, grave '221'

1860-1920

Model 'Maximum machine', before 1753.

Model 'Maximum machine', before 1753.

1740-1753

Case for William Roy’s standard scale, 1742

Case for William Roy’s standard scale, 1742

1742

Demainbray's model of a camera obscura

Demainbray's model of a camera obscura

1752

William Roy’s standard scale, 1742

William Roy’s standard scale, 1742

1742

Culpeper microscope

Culpeper microscope

1738

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

Isaac Newton’s Reflecting Telescope (replica)

1668; 1924

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

Pendulum clock designed by Galileo in 1642 and made by his son in 1649, model.

1642-1649 (original); 1883 (model)

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

Mobile cellular telephone (Motorola 'Flip Phone') model no. F09SQD8955AB

1990-95

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

Model of the Asklepion at Epidaurus, Greece, 1936

1936

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

Copy of Roman artificial leg, London, England, 1905-1915

300 BCE; 1905-1915

Rose engine lathe

Rose engine lathe

circa 1740

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

Burial mask of Agamemnon, Greek, c. 1550 BCE

1600-1500 BCE (original); 1900-1914 (copy)

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

Model of Gutenberg's Press, 1430

1960-1979

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

Copy of clay liver used for divination, original from Babylon, 2050-1750 BCE

2050-1750 BCE

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

Electrotype replica of a 16th-century mariner’s astrolabe

1580-1588; 1930

Ornamental Turning 'Rose-Engine' Lathe

Ornamental Turning 'Rose-Engine' Lathe

1740

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

Working model of Hero's Aeolipile

100-1 BCE; 1501-1600; 1914